Skippers in Rickshaws As World Cup Opens

Opening Ceremony of the World Cup was launched on Thursday, heads of 14 competing teams marched through the historic draped Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka rickshaw colored.

Protected by a glass plate armor, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina saw that the house pattern Shakib Al Hasan has received an enthusiastic reception from the packed room on arrival at the rear of the parade unusual.

two-hour event, with Ricky Ponting, captain of defending champions Australia have resulted in a sparkling three-wheeled parade of 3500 saw the artists to put the show reflects the Indian, Sri Lanka and the culture of Bangladesh.

India singer Sonu Nigam and Runa Laila based in Bangladesh and the veteran Canadian rocker Bryan Adams was the title of the book.

"I hope the game will be memorable and exciting," said Sheikh Hasina.

"It gives me great pleasure to declare at the 2011 Cricket World Cup open."

Dhaka has been spruced up for the World Cup, which seeks to take advantage of a golden opportunity to rebrand a country often known as the devastating floods and cyclones.

The poorest nation in South Asia has invested more than $ 100 million to store for the tournament co-hosted with India and Sri Lanka, watching the final as the biggest event since independence in 1971.

The beggars were paid to stay off the roads, street vendors were evicted from overcrowded sidewalks and buildings given a fresh coat of paint. Efforts were also made to reduce congestion in the capital infamous lively.

Although the hosts of Bangladesh in 1949, only eight games in two places in Dhaka and the port city of Chittagong, the whole nation is an excerpt from the cricket fever.